Square Enix isn't necessarily in the position themselves to buy more properties at this point since they aren't in great shape either but if anything though they might be in the position of possibly buying Relic since they have published RTS games.

Auctioning off these IPs individually is never a good sign. I hope Square Enix or Take Two pick up some of the more prestigious ones, since they've both done good work for the most part over the last few years.

I really can't see this going all that well, I have a strong feeling EA will try and snap up as much as they can due to their veritable lack of success and consumer satisfaction recently. Would not be even slightly surprised if they jumped straight in for Saints Row.